Maximum Ride's Big Chase

Part 20

Fang's POV:

It had been 5 days since Max was taken. I haven't slept more than an hour or two each night, and I haven't ate much either, Iggy told me I look like crap, thanks Iggy.

We've called more of our people down here to help us search for her, everyday we go down to the pond and spread out, each in groups of two.

We had been searching for an hour now, I rubbed the bridge of my nose, trying to ease the light headache I have.

"Fang..." Iggy's voice breaks through my concentration," I think you need to take a break."

"She's out there somewhere Iggy, I will Not take a break until she's found." I snap, pivoting I walk a distance away, scanning the area.

My phone suddenly vibrates, startling me. I quickly grab it, answering without looking at the caller ID.

"Fang?" Felix's frantic voice comes through the phone," We have a lead."

My heart leaped into my throat, I let out a sigh of relief, hopefully this wasn't a false lead, I needed her now.

"Where are you?" I rush, motioning Iggy over to where I was standing, he quickly walked over to me, a questioning look on his face.

I have him a small smile, and a thumbs up, mouthing,'we have a lead'  to him. He gave me an encouraging smile, and I put the phone on speaker so he could hear too.

"I'll send someone to go meet up with y'all by the pond, we caught someone roaming the woods, weather it is someone just walking, or someone that aided in the kidnapping, that I don't know yet, but we will find out sooner or later. Hopefully sooner." Felix informed us.

"Alright," I said, quickly hanging up and making my way to the pond, Iggy close behind me.

"Do you think it's someone that knows where Max is at?" Iggy cautions.

"Let's hope," I stated grimly," I want her out of wherever she's at as soon as possible."

He was quiet after that, which I was thankful for, it gave me time to mule over my thoughts.

Where the hell was Max at? How badly was she hurt? No I don't need to think like that, she's fine. I tried to reassure myself, but I had a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach, that she wasn't going to be alright.

I was brought out of my thoughts as we neared the pond, one of the men that went with Felix was patiently waiting, as soon as he seen us he motioned for us to follow, we obliged.

Not even five minutes later we met up with Felix, he was with two other people, one cuffed, then other standing behind the cuffed guy.

I marched up to the guy, noticing the way he flinched," Where. Is. Max." I growl out, a glare making it's way onto my face.

"I don't know any... M-Max," the guy stutters out, the way his eyes dart to the side and his mouth twitches, almost like he wanted to smile, tells me otherwise.

I punch him in his nose, that seems to have been broken before, he clutches it, letting out a yelp and a stream of curse words.

"Fang, that's enough." Felix demands, putting a hand on my shoulder to stop me from punching the guy again.

"NO, he knows where she's at, I can tell." I argue, pulling away from him and yanking the guy up, he had red/brown hair and blue eyes, he looked up at me, trembling. 'Coward,' I think.

"Now I'm now going to as again. Where. Is. Max!" I gradually get louder as I repeat my previous question.

He seems to be thinking about something, then he lets out a sigh, answering my question," she's in an old abandoned house not to far from here, head east and you should see it. I'd hurry if I were you, she doesn't have much longer." He says the last part with a smug look.

I can feel the anger bubbling up and I let out a yell, punching him in his face once more, rendering him unconscious.

Cuffing him to a tree so he doesn't get away, we all rush to the place he said she'd be at, he better pray she's still there.

As the house comes into view I run even faster, every second counts. I can feel my heart pounding, as we near the house. It's rickety old door doesn't stand a chance when I shove my way through it, scanning the room for any danger.

I pull out my gun that I should have pulled out earlier, and motion for Iggy to follow me down a hallway. Felix and the rest spread out to search the different rooms throughout the house.

I hear muffled trashing coming from below me, my heart jumps in my chest, my stomach twisting. I glance over at Iggy, who seems to have frozen, and he nods, confirming my un-voiced question.

We hurriedly make our way down the hall, checking rooms quickly, but mainly looking for stairs to the basement," Found them!" Iggy shouts, he's a door down from me.

I push past him and tear down the stairs, my eyes widen at the sight that I see when I reach the bottom.

There's an older man holding Max's head in a bucket full of water, she's deathly still. The man jumps away from Max when he noticed our presence in the room.

Max's limp body falls to the ground, the bucket tipping allowing the remaining water to pour out.

The simple tip of a bucket and Max's body lying on the ground is all it takes for me and Iggy to snap out of our trance. I raise my gun, while Iggy makes his way to Max, and without a second thought shoot the guy that was the cause of MY Max's pain.

Blood blossoms on his chest, and he stumbles, his eyes dulling. I hear the rest of our group rushing to find out the cause of the gunshot.

I break my hard gaze away from him, and rush over to Max's side," Max..?" My voice comes out hoarse, Iggy is searching for a pulse, shaking his head when he can't find it on her wrist and moving his hand to her neck.

"She's not breathing!" He shouts, starting chest compressions," breath when I tell you too." I nod, tilting Max's head back and getting ready to breath for her.

My thoughts are to jumbled to think straight right now. I can hear someone on the phone, calling an ambulance, and I can feel someone standing off to my left, but all I can see is Max, and all I care to listen for is Iggy's breathless, "breath."

After two minutes Max arches up, coughing up water, relief floods me as her coughing slowly stops and her eyes flutter open.

"Fang...?" She croaks out, lifting her hand up to brush my cheek," don' cry," I lift her up, hugging her to me," I thought I lost you."

" I'm here..." she says, her breathing evening out as she falls asleep. I lift her up, carrying her out of this hell hole and the the waiting ambulance.

I see Jeb on the way out, he's being shoved into a police car. How they got down here so fast? I don't know. And I don't care to know. As long as Max is ok.

As I make it to the ambulance a paramedic takes Max from me, putting a breathing mask on her. Her eyes flutter open once more and she smiles at me. I climb in with her, holding her hand, this time knowing everything is going be be alright.
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This has been fun writing. And I hope everyone else had a great time reading it. I'm going to post an epilogue ASAP XD
Till next time.